Prosecutors allege the woman killed her two young children in 2018, shortly after her husband’s death, using sleeping medication
Lee Hak-yung, 44, appeared at the Auckland High Court. A Korean-born New Zealander, she is accused of killing her children – six-year-old Minu Jo and eight-year-old Yuna Jo – in 2018, shortly after the death of her husband from cancer.
At Monday’s hearing, local media reported that Lee remained silent when asked by the judge how she would plead, with her silence ultimately recorded as a “not guilty” plea. She has chosen to represent herself during the trial, though the court has appointed two lawyers as standby counsel.
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